LIVEMINT - Two Earth-like planets that could host life discovered, Apr 19, 2013

"Washington: NASA scientists have discovered two new Earth-like planets in the habitable orbit of a Sun-like star, 1,200 light-years away, which could potentially host life. Using observations gathered by NASAs Kepler Mission, the team, led by William Borucki of the agency’s Ames Research Center, found five planets orbiting a Sun-like star called Kepler-62. Four of these planets are so-called super-Earths, larger than our own planet, but smaller than even the smallest ice giant planet in our Solar System. “The detection and confirmation of planets is an enormously collaborative effort of talent and resources, and requires expertise from across the scientific community to produce these tremendous results,” said Borucki."
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FORBES News, Apr 19, 2013

VW Is Already The World's Leading Automaker Forbes But if you're wondering which carmaker is the biggest, most powerful company in the industry, it's no contest: Volkswagen. The German manufacturer has the highest revenues, profits and assets of any automaker, according to Forbes' 2013 Global 2000 list. See all stories on this topic »

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CNN - How Justin Theroux scares Jennifer Aniston, Apr 18, 2013

 "Jennifer Aniston's says her fiancé Justin Theroux can pull off a great prank, and if that's the case, Aniston should start taking notes. The actress tried to scare Ellen DeGeneres backstage while taping Thursday's episode of "Ellen," and failed miserably. The idea was for Aniston to jump out from a doorway as DeGeneres meandered down the hall. But instead of frightening the talk show host, Aniston just sounded scared herself."
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MAIL Online - Stephen Hawking says The Big Bang didn't need God to set it off, Apr 18, 2013

"The Big Bang and the subsequent expansion of the Universe did not need God to set it off, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking suggested to an audience in California this week. A combination of quantum theory and the theory of relativity would a better explain our existence than divine intervention, he told a packed auditorium at the California Institute of Technology. And he suggested that turning to the dark side could illuminate fundamental questions about how the Universe began. "
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GUARDIAN - North Korea demands withdrawal of UN sanctions as precondition to talks, Apr 18, 2013

"orth Korea has issued a detailed statement on its terms for dialogue with the United States, after weeks of tensions. The demands from the North's top military body include the withdrawal of all UN sanctions imposed due to Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests, and a US pledge not to engage in "nuclear war practice" with the South. It said denuclearisation of the peninsula should begin with the withdrawal of US weapons. Seoul was swift to dismiss the North's conditions as incomprehensible and illogical. The foreign ministry spokesman Cho Tai-young said: "We again strongly urge North Korea to stop this kind of insistence that we cannot totally understand and go down the path of a wise choice." The Japanese news agency Kyodo said the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, had called for increased pressure on the North."
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ISRAEL News - Obama honors bombing victims in Boston, Apr 18, 2013

 "United States President Barack Obama spoke at a memorial service for the Boston bombing victims Thursday. Addressing the unknown perpetrator, the president reiterated: "We will find you. You will face justice... We will hold you accountable."   Obama added: "Our fidelity to our way of life, to a free and open society will only grow stronger. For God has not given us spirit of fear and timidity, but one of power and love.""
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FOX NEWS - Antibiotic development for 'nightmare bacteria' alarmingly slow, Apr 18, 2013

 "Only seven new drugs are in development for the treatment of infections caused by an especially nasty class of superbugs that include E. coli and CRE, the so-called "nightmare bacteria" that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised alarms about last month. The data come from the latest report by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, or IDSA, released on Thursday, which has been tracking the rising number of bacteria that resist even the most potent antibiotics. "We're on the precipice of returning to the dark days before antibiotics enabled safer surgery, chemotherapy and the care of premature infants," said Dr. Helen Boucher, an infectious diseases expert at Tufts Medical Center in Boston and a member of IDSA's board, whose report was published online in Clinical Infectious Diseases."
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